It's hard for kids not to read the press clippings and take the praise to heart. Radford has played exceptional football since the Galax game. A bit of a letdown after last week isn't surprising.
Fort Chiswell has a lot more talent than people give them credit for. It's easy to forget the head coach still has an "interim" tag. He took over 3 weeks before the season began when the former coach bolted. And they lost arguably their four best players to serious injury. That combination would have left anyone reeling. Still, they persevered and made the playoffs.
Incredibly commendable resilience by the coaching staff, players and community! Fort has some serious talent coming through the middle school right now, too.